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many of, itsm eritorious recommenda
tions. We ask for fair and impartial
treatment for state employees. We be
lieve the employees are capable of re
acting favorably to such treatment. We
do n o t relish mistreatment. We intend,
to serve the public with the whole of
our intelligence and to the best of our
ability. We want to live decently, as
good citizens, with our families, at hottie
Faith and Action Can Solve Problem
One thingy this state can' use ,is a where they belong (not forced to seek
better understanding of its resources outside w ork). We want praise band
ahd a mote optimistic faith in its fu commendation, ¿for faithfulness to our
ture! If the press reports are correct, employer (the public) and web want
our leaders are I licked, or at' least con decent treatment and adequate pay fob
tused. Where is? the vision, the faith our 'services. Can the expanding state
and the "leadership that will liftXDregon of Oregon meet that challenge? f l
to its rightful position among the States
We maintain that Oregon is finan
of the union?
cially able to do what needs doing. The
When has a miserly, niggardly 'atpikÍ growth of our industry and'population
tude resulted in advancement?' Can a evidences the potential strength o f our
continuation of policiés ^w hlch have finances: Only by grasping opportunity
"hefêtpfore retarded Oregon’s progress when i t is- present-1-b^n "we utilize its
he' expected to do otherwise than ruin .advantages for the future, The right
her changes of future prosperity? ./Even’ »way to plan for the inevitably increas
dn pony express days, fresh horses'tyem ing demands being placed on our gov-:'
■ u n d Useful in making' progress!
ernmentah services is to now staffs the
The OSEA strives to improve thé? service with w ell'paid erhployeps,- and
service which the publié rightfully ^ 9 to make state service attractive to the
peçts from its public services-. It has met capable and promising young people
iyith many rebuffs and has experienced who are heeded to keep public seryipe
a Wearisome and reluctant' reaction to .apace with the growth of the state.
dismal picture of conditiùfrs^is desired,
thé employees could easily and tru th
fully call attention to errors in admin
istration and policy9 They are also well
informed in some practical solutions.
However,- they stifl hope that the state’s
riers will I act, in a proper fashion
d, therefore have exercised rare pa
tience. ’
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Wage earners e f *49 Again Cnad
Unde Tem*s Cabin, or (Unde Tom*s
Cabin a ta *49)
By Betty Dotson
. The characters have changed but the
■Jot is .universal. Thè villain, High Cost
Pl Living, pursues the Wage . Earner
across the thin ice of security. The
baying of the blood hounds is loud.
Close in his hands, the Wage Earner
fcjutches his. little bag(,of savings. One
mis-step and he crashes thru the thin
ice into the deep water of debt. The
bagb; slips frqm his hands and HCL
feeds | g currency like hamburger to
the blood hounds. (“H e” is used for
Wage Eprner-in the general sense of
man as men and women.) Maybe if he’s
lucky and has no misfortunes and casts
aside all but essentials, maybe then Lie’ll
teach the other side of river Inflation,
still on his feet.
The February issue of The Public
Employee printed the figures used by